This is the first book by this author that I have read but I had to read it because it is set in Texas and the author lives here. I do like checking out Texas-tied books.

This is a second-chance romance when Reggie and Frank reconnect years after high school. She was his first love and didn't even know it because high school can be hard. While their adventures in dating don't always go smoothly, they both learn something about themselves and what they want from life.

It was a fun read and I can't wait to see who else is featured in upcoming books since there is quite a lineup of characters that are just begging to tell their story.

I did enjoy this book, but in all honesty it took me too long to read it. It was not a "page turner" for me. I love a good book that pulls me in from the very beginning and makes it hard to put it down. Unfortunately, this was not that sort of book. However, the author did do a good job of describing small town relationships. It just didn't turn out to be one of my most favorite books.

Loved reading this book and author. I highly recommend this author and her books. Happy reading and enjoy

I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this title given to me via NetGalley. This was just a wonderful book to read and it was just easy to lose yourself in the story. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

This title didn't up working for me. I struggled connecting with the characters. Lovers of small town romance would enjoy this book.

Reggie Lee Stafford is a small town Texas hometown girl. She lives in Rambling, in Texas Hill Country where she was born. As a single mom, her world revolves around her young daughter and her beloved job at the local newspaper. But her peaceful life is turned upside down when Frank Bell—the bane of Reggie's teenage existence—returns to town to claim his vast inheritance.

Frank is now the owner of a charming old Victorian house and the local paper where Reggie is employed. Although Frank had intended to sell everything, he takes the opportunity to act as publisher of the Gazette to get closer to Reggie. If he plays his cards right, he might be able to make up for all the hurt he caused her. But Reggie has more than her own reputation to protect this time, and Frank is going to have to pull out all the stops to prove he's worth a second chance.

Reggie and Frank had been each other's nemesis in high school. Now, many years later, Reggie is a divorced, single mom working at the Rambling Gazette. Frank is a successful international businessman who has made millions in real estate deals and has returned to Rambling, Texas, to eyeball his inheritance from his aunt Rosie. He now owns her home, a winery and the building housing the Rambling Gazette.

When Frank comes face to face with Reggie after all these years, he is reminded how beautiful she is. He really liked her in school but, like a lot of adolescents, didn't know how to tell her so he teased her and made her angry. It doesn't take long for Reggie to see that Frank is a handsome, kind, generous man. As they spend more time together, the chemistry is evident. Can they trust each other to be their person? The one that has their back and will be their soft landing place?

This was a sweet, romantic story. I wouldn't describe it as being clean since there is a little language, sexual references and one descriptively graphic sex scene. I liked the story but I prefer fade to black sex scenes. I don't need to read the details.

I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.

This is a sweet small town romance filled with Southern charm. The focus is on Reggie and Frank who were enemies in high school. Now adults, their paths cross and Frank can't resist his attraction to her and tries to win her over. As a whole, it was an enjoyable romance, although nothing really spectacular. There was slight heat and likeable characters. but nothing really gripping. I would not turn away another book in the series or by this author, but I'm not going to seek it out.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I felt this book had more potential but their was a lot of predictable things happening within this story. I wasn't a fan of the cliched roles the male and female characters were portrayed in here and I think there needed to be a more maturity crafted into the story for me to be able to enjoy it more. I also feel like the story wasn't seamless and needed to be tweaked a bit to make all the different parts cohesive. However, with a bit more editing in the future novels in the series, I am optimistic I'll enjoy all these characters a lot more!

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

What a fun second chance - kind of - romance between Franklin and Reggie. They went to school together and Reggie was kind of mean to Frank and in return, he called her names. Years later, they meet up and he has the upper hand and has to settle his aunt's estate. Reggie works at one of the businesses that he now owns and so they are now working together.

Lots of action and drama in this as they slowly learn the pain they each dealt with in their past and how it shaped their interactions during high school.

Add in an ex-husband, an ex-girlfriend and you find the road to their happily ever after is kind of bumpy but good news is that they finally get there!

I have loved reading this author in the last series she wrote about Rambling Texas. So I really thought I would love this book but I kinda hated Frank the hero in this book and the way he treated Reggie in the beginning of the story. Frank is a guy that coined a hateful nickname for Reggie and its one thing if he felt bad and apologised right away but when he first comes back to town and sees Reggie, he uses the nickname again. From that point on I was not a fan at all. Reggie is a tough cookie. She is a divorce, single mom and a reporter on the town newspaper and I loved her. She is a fighter and I loved that she hates Frank and how he treated her. Frank had a crush on her and in this story he ends up as her boss and he has a long way to go to get her to forgive and love him. I did like the writing, I hated Frank in the beginning but the author did a good job making him grow up a bit in this book and making me end up liking him.

I have read many of this authors books. I have enjoyed them all. This book is an enemies to lovers Trope. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I will look forward to next book.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley for my voluntary, honest review.

Contemporary romances set in cute, pretty small towns are totally my thing. Sadly this book didn't turn out to be one of them. The characters just seemed all a bit too bland.

I ended up skimming through it just to see what happened.

I just could not get into this book at all and had a really hard time finishing it. The romance and attraction between them was not believable by any means. I would have enjoyed it more if it was a fiction in general rather than a romance honestly. I was invested in the storyline of the small town, the publishing house in general,but the romance aspect just dragged down this story

Really like this story and book. I was there from the beginning. Liked the pace. Must read. Go do it.

Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas in the first book in June Faver's new A Visit to Rambling, Texas series, and while I genuinely enjoy western romances, and have read and moderately enjoyed several of Ms. Faver's earlier novels, this one was a bit of a let-down for me for a number of reasons, which I'll get to, and I simply cannot give it more than a 2-star rating.

This is an enemies to lovers novel, the two main characters, Regina (Reggie) and Frank Bell, met in high school, where Frank, who was new in town, came up with a dreadful nickname for her, and harassed her endlessly. Reggie came up with a nasty nickname for him too. After graduation, Frank left town, made millions in real estate, and Reggie went on to work at the local newspaper, housed in a building owned first by Frank's grandmother, and passed down to Frank after her death, which is when he returns to town, 12 years after graduation. He soon discovers that the editor-in-chief at the newspaper has been skimming money for years, and the embezzler immediately departs and leaves a note, promoting Reggie to editor-in-chief, and thereby making Frank her boss.

Frank, now 30, immediately starts in with her nickname (could he be more immature?), and Reggie finally lets him know that they aren't classmates and haven't been for the past 12 years, and she further upbraids him for not attending his grandmother's funeral. During those twelve years, Reggie married the large, football-playing, high school bully, who deserted her as soon as she got pregnant. She moved herself and her baby daughter, Shannon, into her father's home and divorced Kenny, her ex. Knowing that Kenny was a short-tempered bully in high school, we never really learn why on earth Reggie married him, or thought herself in love with the brutish oaf.

Frank, is never fully described, and neither was Reggie, except for repeated mention of her blue eyes, then her brown eyes--quite a trick. In fact, we really never get a full description of any character in this novel. Her daughter, who is said to look just like her, has blue eyes. Since blue eyes are a recessive trait, both Reggie and her ex-husband should also have had blue eyes, but as the novel progresses the author manages to finally accept that Reggie's eyes are brown.

Now, the plot--there isn't much of one. Reggie tries hard to live up to her promotion, fearing that at any moment, Frank could fire her, which makes Frank's interest in dating her even more suspect, although he is as attracted to her now as he was in high school--he simply didn't know how to express himself back then. Now that he's made a fortune in real estate, has homes and beautiful women at his beck and call all over the world, and is headquartered in New York City, he runs hot and cold about whether or not he could return to small town life, and he waffles even more about whether or not he could even handle a long-term relationship, making it seem that even at 30 years of age, he's clueless about his own desires, intentions and feelings for Reggie--and he's far too immature in this reader's opinion.

While we do eventually get a little backstory on these characters, I found it to be too little, too late. Things do eventually happen in this otherwise slow-moving and uneventful novel, when Reggie's ex returns to town, but that was also too little, too late. Then, there's Reggie's dad, who has supported her and her decisions, although he was no fan of her ex-husband, and who could blame him? But why on earth is little Shannon calling her grandfather, "Daddy"? There are a number of words a child can use to refer to a grandfather, but "daddy" isn't one of them.

This was a novel that did have possibilities at the outset, but it simply didn't deliver on those possibilities. The writing was lackluster, inconsistent, and repetitive, and the dialogue and emotion were flat, and finally, when Frank tricks Reggie into a sudden trip to New York City, there were factual errors about the city as well. All in all, I'd give this novel a pass. As a reader/reviewer, I don't plan to delve any further into this series.

I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.

Reggie Lee is a daughter, a single mom, a reporter and a hometown girl. When her old high school nemesis, Frank, returns to Rambling, Texas, she just knows her life is about to change.

Frank now owns her newspaper where she works. By a twist of fate…Reggie Lee becomes the editor to this cash strapped outfit. Frank is now someone she must depend on to keep her job!

This is just a typical romance. No surprises or unique situations. But, I did enjoy the banter between Reggie Lee and Frank. These two have very good chemistry and they just made this story so much more enjoyable.

Need a sweet story with great characters …THIS IS IT!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

Reggie's family owns. a convience store. I loved the nickname Reggie. I hated that Frank called her a snotty curse word and was such a hot shot.

Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas is the first book in June Faver’s brand new series, A Visit to Rambling where second chances can happen if the past is left behind. Reggie Lee and Frank definitely have a less than stellar history, but really, what do teenagers know about respecting someone’s feelings when they have the attention span of a gnat! Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas has received mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed this story and was OK with the slow build to the relationship and the character portrayals. Add in a small-town setting and I’m like a pig in mud; it positively warms my heart with its interfering residents, the quirkiness of country life and the strong and very real emotions that are conveyed throughout the story. I’m excited for the next in this series and hope you’ll give this one a go!

This is a Hate to Love Romance, and this is the first book in A Visit to Rambling, Texas series. I was honestly scared to pick this book up because all the bad reviews I read about it. I have to say I do not think this book deserves those bad reviews. The two main characters went to school together, and I loved learning about those characters. I also loved their love story. This is a slow moving romance, so do not pick it up hoping for a fast moving romance. I loved all the characters in this book, and I loved this old small town. The newspaper adding something extra to this book that it needed. I really enjoyed this book, and I normally do not love slow moving romance. I think if you are looking for a cute slow moving hate to lovers romance then you will enjoy this book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca) or author (June Faver) via NetGalley, so I can give honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas by June Faver is a returning home, second chance romance. It has two former high school enemies now living in their hometown again. Frank Bell has inherited the small town local weekly newspaper where Reggie Lee Stafford works. After plans to sell he uses the paper to get to know Reggie again. Perhaps it would be better to say for her to get to know him better.

First impressions of Frank do not go well with this reader. He resorts back to childish behavior. So from there he not only has to redeem himself in Reggie’s eyes but in my too. Over time he does manage to do so. This story has it ups and downs with Reggie and Frank. There are some supporting characters who I found to be interesting. I would like to know more about them in future stories.

I will admit that I have liked some of this author’ stories more than others. This one had characters with flaws, always interesting but it also had some plot unevenness which may have been corrected since I read an ARC that could be edited by publishing time. Also I love the cover.

3.5 Stars
An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.